Steve Landsburg went to Chicago to do his graduate work in mathematics but was intrigued by the economics taught by Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Gary Becker, and other luminaries. We discuss the essence of Chicago price theory, the time when Steve was picketed by campus feminists, how Steve can climb aerial silks like Batman (while Bob looked more like the Penguin), and puzzles from his new book.

Antiwar hero and all-around genius Scott Horton joins Bob for a lengthy discussion covering the siege and massacre at Waco, the motivations and perverse logic of the U.S. government's interventions in the Middle East, and how Donald Trump staved off the establishment at the Republican convention and after the general election.

In this episode, Bob talks to Mises Institute president Jeff Deist.

They discuss Jeff's original goal of being a professor, his time as an attorney, his work as Ron Paul's Chief of Staff, and his insider knowledge of DC politics.

In this episode Bob flies solo, taking on the popular idea--embodied in a TV clip by Tucker Carlson but also Bernie Sanders' "Stop BEZOS' Act"--that Amazon, Walmart, and other giant employers offload some of their labor costs onto the taxpayers through the food stamp and similar programs.

Bob actually argues that, if anything, these federal programs probably lead Bezos et al. to pay higher hourly wages to workers, especially those in unpleasant jobs.

In this episode, Bob talks to his old friend (and co-author) Carlos Lara.

They discuss Carlos' move from Mexico to Texas as a young boy, Carlos' surprising relationship to the JFK assassination, suing the Marines, and how Carlos learned Austrian economics--the hard way.

In this inaugural episode of The Bob Murphy Show, Bob talks to his old friend Tom Woods. They discuss the pros and cons of being captain of the math team, what makes a good historian, and how to give a great speech.